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XFR Collective
by Cara Perlman
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"Topless" is a fiction film made by Cara Perlman in collaboration Jane Sherry. It was broadcast by Colab TV on May 28th (year unknown). It was originally shot on Super-8 film and then transferred to 3/4" U-matic video. http://www.timessquareshowrevisited.com/accounts/cara-perlman.html Transferred by XFR Collective on 2014-04-08 from U-matic source.
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Topics: XFR Collective, Cara Perlman, Jane Sherry, Colab TV, Super 8, U-matic
XFR Collective
by Tret Tierney
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favorite 111

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TRET's Pratt Institute Animation Classwork
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Topics: XFR Collective, VHS
XFR Collective
by Felicia Telsey
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eye 4,377

favorite 40

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From the Felicia Telsey collection. Transferred by XFR Collective on 2014-04-17 from VHS (original format: Super 8mm film).
Topics: Felicia Telsey, XFR Collective, Super 8, VHS, Home movies
XFR Collective
by EVC
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favorite 4

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Created by the Educational Video Center (EVC), this short documentary follows the daily lives of Letta and her two sons, who live in the Cumberland Mountains of Tenessee without running water or electricity. Transferred from U-matic source in 2015 by XFR Collective.
Topic: [XFR Collective, U-matic, EVC, documentary, Appalachia, Tennessee]
XFR Collective
by David White
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favorite 5

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This video is part 2 of a home-made "horror film"/"blunt sexual comedy"/"epic satire of the most biting sort" in which a "raven-haired ingenue...is stuck in a loop of the same slasher-movie evening" filmed sometime in the early 2000's. It was conceived and directed by, shot, and stars David White on VHS. It was transferred on November 13, 2015 as part of XFR Collective's installation/residency at the 2015 MIX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival.
Topics: XFR Collective, XFR Collective at MIX 2015, VHS, Slasher, Sex, Comedy, Feature film, horror film
XFR Collective
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Naked men on a talk show, including artist Tret Tierney. 
Topics: XFR Collective, naked men, talk who, vhs, Tret Tierney
XFR Collective
by Jack Waters and Peter Cramer
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Jack Waters hosts this public access television show, interviewing and reminiscing with friends. Interviews include:  Contessa Vallee [Valerie Caris Blitz] Kembra Pfahler Carl Michael George on his film DHPG Mon Amour Peter Cramer Sarah Schulman Transferred by XFR Collective on May 1, 2023 from VHS source. 
Topics: Jack Waters, Peter Kramer, Kembra Pfhler, Valerie Caris Blitz, Carl Michael George, Carl George,...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
XFR Collective
by Craig Silver & Lynn Seeney
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favorite 2

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Recording of Wigstock 1992 featuring Lady Bunny, Formika, and many other drag performers on stage at Tompkins Square Park. Transferred on 1/4/2023 by XFR Collective from U-Matic Source
Topics: Drag, Lady Bunny, NYC Performance art
XFR Collective
by Lou Maletta, Guy Kettelhack
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favorite 2

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Multiple interviews of Guy Kettelhack by Lou Maletta (founder of Gay Cable). Performance by Guy Kettelhack. Transferred on 8/25/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, Lou Maletta, Guy Kettelhack, sex, gay, homosexuality, gay...
XFR Collective
by Clea T. Waite
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By Clea T. Waite with music by Mario-Erik Paoli. Originally shot on super 8. From the MWF catalog: "A study of the female nude, and transformation of movement and light under water. These "living sculptures" enact an interpretation of the triple goddess myths in black & white." Transferred by XFR Collective on 5/26/2022 from u-matic source. 
Topics: experimental film, clea waite, mario-erik paoli, super 8, film
XFR Collective
by Craig Silver & Lynn Seeney
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The video consists of a compilation of short clips from various sources: a man explaining his inventions, a UFO convention, clips whose hue and saturation have been manipulated, a short film about brunch, and a speech.  Transferred on 3/11/2023 by XFR Collective from U-matic source.
Topics: video art, Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club, abstraction
XFR Collective
by Marc Kehoe
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eye 535

favorite 10

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From the MWF video catalog: "Sister' (1976, 15 min.) Two gorgeous but politically opposed sisters catfight to the death in this shocking expose. Bang! With Naomi Powers in her most hilarious film appearance. 'A newly discovered masterpiece.' East Village Eye." Transferred by XFR Collective on 5/28/2022 from VHS source. 
Topics: Marc Kehoe, monday wednesday friday video club, new york city, short film
XFR Collective
by Zwerdling Family
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eye 649

favorite 6

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Family tape, thanksgiving 1988. Digitized from a VHS tape in 2017.
Topic: [XFR Collective, family, holiday, thanksgiving]
XFR Collective
by COLAB
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This video documents "Nightmare Theater" -- a call-in show where an ensemble cast made up of Collaborative Projects, Inc. (COLAB) members acted out the nightmares of viewers. this sepisond includes Alan Moore, Ellen Cooper, Mitch Corber, Jim Sutcliffe, and Mindy Stevenson and a dog.  Transferred on 11/19/2018 by XFR Collective from U-matic source.
Topics: XFR Collective, Collaborative Projects, Inc., U-matic, performance documentation, Nightmare Theatre
XFR Collective
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Sini Anderson, Chloe Transister and Lynn Breedlove perform at Blue Stockings Bookstore in New York City for the release of Lynn Breedlove's book "Godspeed : a Novel". The first segment on the tape is a house party followed by the performances.  Transferred by XFR Collective on 1/14/2023 from VHS source. 
Topics: Sini Anderson, Chloe Transister, Lynn Breedlove, poetry, literature, punk rock, gay, lesbian,...
XFR Collective
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Satellite students respond to the AIDS crisis for a class project. Tape also included two music videos after the program, added here as a separate file. One video is Konpa "Z"  by Zshea. The other is not identified.  Transferred by XFR Collective on 9/29/2022 from VHS source. 
Topics: AIDS, teens, high school, new york city, pregnancy, Satellite Academy High School
XFR Collective
by Peter Cramer
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The H.E.A.L. (Health Education AIDS Liaison) Benefit at ABC No Rio, took place on March 23, 24, and 25 in 1988. It was a three day marathon of art exhibition, performance, dance, spoken word, and included a yoga session, and a panel discussion. Initiated by Gene Fedorko and collectively organized by: Peter Cramer Carl George Brad Taylor Jack Waters Video documentation taped by Peter Cramer (tape log identifying the participants to follow) H.E.A.L. BENEFIT ARTIST LIST Tom Chomont –...
Topic: xfr collective
XFR Collective
by Terry Mohre
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Short experimental video art by Terry Mohre (MWF). Transferred on 02/02/2023 by XFR Collective from Umatic source.
Topics: terry mohre, video art, exercise, monday wednesday friday video club
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
XFR Collective
by Zwerdling Family
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favorite 4

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Family tape, naming ceremony. Digitized from a VHS tape in 2017.
Topic: [XFR Collective, family, naming ceremony]
XFR Collective
by Kathleen Laziza, William Laziza
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Several short videos featuring dance with visual effects created by  Kathleen Laziza and William Laziza Transferred by XFR Collective on 9/21/2022 from VHS source.
Topics: Kathleen Laziza, William Laziza, dance, video collage
XFR Collective
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Total Recall - A Robots Guide to Preserving Your Born Digital Media a zine created by XFR Collective with illustrations by Chris Nicols and Caroline Z. de Oliveira.  If downloading the printable version, print double sided and flip on the short edge. Then fold at the center line and staple along the spine. 
Topics: digital, xfr collective, zine, preservation, robot
XFR Collective
by Potato Wolf
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Label on tape:  Collaborative Projects T.V./Media Alliance "Potato Wolf Memorial" Spring 1984 "Knowledge" George Schifini "Venus to Penis" Erotic Psyche "Homage to May 19th" Mary McFerran "The Wedding Show" Mitch Corber and Sally White "Nightmare Theatre" Alan Moore" "Four Fashion Horses" Sophie Vieille 30:00 10/15/1984 Transferred by XFR Collective on 3/21/2023 from VHS source.
Topics: Collaborative Projects, colab, public access television, George Schifini, Mary McFerran, Mitch...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection
XFR Collective
by Zwerdling Family
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Video documentation of a family baby shower, including a clown show. Reformatted by the XFR Collective in 2017.
Topics: XFR Collective, VHS, Home movies, Clowns
XFR Collective
by Phil Zwickler
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Unedited footage shot during the Artists Space/NEA controversy over the funding of the catalogue for “Witnesses Against Our Vanishing”. This was an exhibition curated by Nan Goldin. David’s essay, "Post Cards from America: X-Rays from Hell”, prompted the NEA to threaten to withdraw funding. David was feeling pressure—getting calls from the media (including Peter Jennings); and in a difficult, emotional discussion with Susan Wyatt (Executive Director at Artists Space) about how to...
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Topics: XFR Collective, Jean Foos, HIV, AIDS, NEA, Art, Health, Media, David Wojnarowicz, Phil Zwickler
XFR Collective
by Alan Moore
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Oral history project. Participants reminisce about their struggles in housing on the Lower East Side. The tape ends with footage of a protest of the Republican National Convention. "Paula Revere" and others arrive on the Staten Island Ferry to sound the alarm that "the Republicans are coming!" Description of the project listed on https://franklinfurnace.org/goings-on-8-17-2004/: "The Story Café project – 'the factory of reminiscence' – is producing 6 conversations...
Topics: alan moore, oral history, lower east side, tenement housing, housing, cooperative housing, protest,...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
XFR Collective
by House of Color
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In this piece, the House of Color various individuals share experienes as people of color and queer people of color in New York City and in America. House of Color (Robert Garcia, Wellington Love, Idris Mignott, Jeff Nunokawa, Pamela Sneed, Jocelyn Taylor, Julie Tolentino) is an ACT UP affinity group made up of queer people of color. Transferred from VHS by XFR Collective in 2015 in partnership with Julie Tolentino.
Topic: XFR Collective, U-matic, Prejudice, Racism, People of color, Sexuality, New York, America,...
XFR Collective
by Unknown
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Jack Smead, Keith Christopher, Mike Keane, and [Rosek] perform songs, some with Ken Hiratsuka, at his studio. Then Michael Carter gives a reading followed by more songs with Ken Hiratsuka, Michael Carter, and [Julian].  Transferred by XFR Collective on 4/27/2023 from VHS source.
Topics: Jack Smead, Keith Christopher, Mike Keane, Ken Hiratsuka, Michael Carter, country music, home on...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
XFR Collective
by Penny Arcade and Steve Zehentner
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Penny Arcade hosts a short video of residents of the Lower East Side talking about what it means to them to live there and, more broadly, in New York City. Interviewees are: Al Orensanz, Frogie Conga, Jeanie Chan, Edgar Oliver, Taylor Mead, Jayne County, Ira Cohen, and Scott Gibson. Transferred by XFR Collective on 12/02/2022 from VHS source.
Topics: lower east side, biography, interview, new york city
XFR Collective
by Ben DeSoto
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A series of news segments produced for WSTM Syracuse New York on Texas' death row and the victims in those cases. Filmed by Ben DeSoto. Transferred on 12/1/2019 by XFR Collective from MiniDV at the Indymedia 20th Anniversary Encuentro at the Rice University Media Center in Houston, Texas.
Topics: XFR Collective, MiniDV, indymedia, death row, ben desoto, news segment, wstm Syracuse,...
XFR Collective
by Barbara Lattanzi
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Documentation of the multi-media installation, "Unarmed Target" by Barbara Lattanzi. This installation was exhibited at Olean Gallery, in the Public Library of Olean, New York - March, 1988. Transferred by XFR Collective on 4/16/2023 from VHS source.
Topics: Barbara Lattanzi, art installation, Olean Gallery, multi-media, multimedia, art documentation,...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
XFR Collective
by Andrew Ingall
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This video depicts the dessert reception at Andy Ingall and Neal Hoffman's wedding on June 1st, 2002 at the Little Red Schoolhouse in New York City. It was filmed by Jim Hubbard and Jonathan Steuer, and edited by Joanne Nerenberg Transferred on 11/15/2015 from MiniDV during XFR Collective's residency at the 2015 MIX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival.
Topics: XFR Collective, MiniDV, Wedding Reception, Same-Sex Marriage, Little Red Schoolhouse
XFR Collective
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favorite 12

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Footage of the Lesbian Avengers at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC. Transferred on 8/21/2019 by XFR Collective from Hi8 during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, vhs, clarity haynes, Smithsonian Folklife Festival,...
XFR Collective
by Clarity Haynes
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Lesbian Avengers Skate In protest which took place in the summer of 1993 in Fairfax Virgina. Filmed inside and outside of a roller rink. Shot partly by Ellie Walton (Clarity Haynes' sister). Transferred on 8/21/2019 by XFR Collective from Hi8 during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, hi8, lesbian avengers, roller skate, roller skating, fairfax...
XFR Collective
by Craig Silver
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This episode of Downtown Tonight features a rally in support of Tibet's rights and struggle for independence. Transferred on 3/18/2023by XFR Collective from U-matic source.
Topics: Tibet, Human rights rally, International politics
XFR Collective
by Glenn O'Brien
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Highlights from Glen O'Brien's TV Party featuring Ned Sublette, Fred Schneider (of B-52s), David Byrne, and others. Tape transferred by XFR Collective on 12/08/2022 from a U-matic source.
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Topics: tv party, downtown nyc, public access, post-punk, Downtown New York, Public Access
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
XFR Collective
by George Shifini
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favorite 2

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On Nightmare Theatre, viewers are invited to call in to describe their nightmares which are then acted out live on public access television. This is the complete episode of a previously transferred tape (https://archive.org/details/XFR_2013-10-15_1A_09). Directed by George Shifini; Produced by Alan Moore; Crew: Mary McFerran, Mitch Corber, Maria Thompson, Christy Rupp, Dan Asher, Julie Harrison, Tim Burns, Mindy Stevenson & Brian Piersol; music by Carol Parkinson; Cast: Bradley Eros, Nancy...
Topics: potato wolf, nightmare, public access television, video collage, theater
XFR Collective
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Close up of the artist Greg Stadler sucking a lollipop. Created for the exhibition "Simple Pleasures," a Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition at the Edwin Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University. May 1-10, 1997. Transferred on 8/24/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, lollipop, Greg Stadler, Penn State, Pennsylvania State...
XFR Collective
by XFR Collective
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Dr. Tape-Love or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Digitize my Analog Media , a zine created by XFR Collective with illustrations by Layne M. Bell and design by Ana Marie. If downloading the printable version, print double sided and flip on the short edge. Then fold at the center line and staple along the spine. 
Topics: xfr collective, zine, digitization, preservation, analog
XFR Collective
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Yellow text on a black background that says 'We All Need to Wake Up to the Insanity of War'. A mono tone plays over the work as it plays.
Topics: Video Art, Anti-war, Text Art
XFR Collective
by Alan Wittenberg
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favorite 6

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Documentation of two traditional Japanese dance performances, [including Echigo-Jishi (The Echigo Lion)]. [Filmed by Alan Wittenberg in Shibuya, Tokyo?] Transferred by XFR Collective from VHS in July of 2018 at Surry Arts at the Barn in Surry, Maine.
Topic: XFR Collective, VHS, dance, japan, japanese dance, performance documentation, Surry Arts at the...
XFR Collective
by Lenara Verrle
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An explanation of the GRIDCOSM project, with two example videos, a project hosted by Sito. Transferred by XFR Collective on 12/1/2022 from VHS source.
Topics: digital art, video collage, sito, lenara verrle
XFR Collective
by Urban Video Project
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High school students of the Urban Video Project in New York City trace the journey of African deities to the Americas while they were being transformed to blend with Western religions. These religions then became a controversial footprint in NYC of one of the legacies of the African Diaspora. Transferred by XFR Collective on 2/7/2022 from U-matic source.
Topics: high school, new york city, orisha, santeria, African Diaspora, Satellite Academy High School
XFR Collective
by Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club
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Terry Mohre, B4U, 1988 Mitch Corber Short clips of Potato Wolf videos Live performance by Lydia Lunch with back stage footage. Includes the beginning of Henry Rollins' performance but is cut off Transferred by XFR Collective on 11/27/2022 from VHS source.
Topics: potato wolf, lydia lunch, terry mohre, mitch corber, sophie vielle
XFR Collective
by Surry Opera Company
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Soviet TV documentary on the Leningrad Amateur Opera's visit to the Surry Opera Company in Maine. Directed by Boris Gersht. Russian title: ТРИДЦАТЬ ДНЕЙ В ОДНОЭТАЖНОЙ АМЕРИКЕ This video is transferred from an NTSC U-matic copy of the SECAM original. The tracking error at the top of the picture is mastered into this copy. Transferred by XFR Collective from U-matic in July of 2018 in Surry, Maine.
Topics: XFR Collective, Opera, U-matic, People to people diplomacy, Amateur Arts Organizations, Leningrad...
XFR Collective
by Tret Tierney
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favorite 11

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Party on Fire Island hosted by Mark & the "Ladies" of Gayvon. Transferred on 8/23/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
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Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, Tret Tierney, gayvon, fire island, gay, queer, lgbtq, pool...
XFR Collective
by Guy Kettelhack
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favorite 6

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Multiple interviews of Guy Kettelhack by Lou Maletta (founder of Gay Cable) and others about Kettelhack's books on gay culture. Performance by Guy Kettelhack. Recordings span from 1996-1999. Transferred on 8/25/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum from recordings kept by Guy Kettelhack.
Topics: XFR Collective, VHS, Lou Maletta, Guy Kettelhack, LGBTQI, Gay Cable
XFR Collective
by Zwerdling Family
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favorite 3

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Family tape, naming ceremony. Digitized from a VHS tape in 2017.
Topic: [XFR Collective, family, naming ceremony]
XFR Collective
by Great Small Works
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This video documents a " Spaghetti Dinner " -- a community-engaged evening of "pasta, performance, and music" -- hosted by Great Small Works on March 11, 2003. The video was transferred from VHS for Great Small Works by the XFR Collective in 2017.
Topics: XFR Collective, Great Small Works, performance documentation, VHS
XFR Collective
by Glenn O'Brien's TV Party
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An episode of Glenn O'Brien's TV Party featuring Deborah Harry and others.  Tape transferred by XFR collective from a U-Matic source.
Topics: public access television, downtown nyc, post-punk, david byrne, debbie harry, the b52s, Downtown...
XFR Collective
by James Cornwell
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favorite 3

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By  Jim C (James Cornwell).  According to Alan Moore: "This 1989 profile of painter and performance artist Joe Coleman was distributed by MWF in 1991. Joe made history paintings about serial killers and did performances at the Kitchen in which he bit the heads off of rats. He had a home museum for his works."  Transferred by XFR Collective on 5/26/2022 from u-matic source. 
Topics: Joe Coleman, jim c, james cornwell, documentary, profile, serial killer
XFR Collective
by Joan Jubela
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Joan Jubela's film the Town Tavern was originally made in 1978 with still images and Super 8mm film. The Town Tavern was a community hub in Norman, Oklahoma and we can feel the social interaction. The song is an original written and performed by someone close to Jubela at the time.  
Topics: XFR Collective, VHS
XFR Collective
by KBOO Community Radio, Portland Oregon
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Margot Faegre interviews Lucia Peña, Faith Mayhew, and Pina Williams about racism in Oregon and organizing that they are involved with. Indian, Chicana, and black groups are also discussed that people could support. Recorded by Karen Burdick, Changing Women Media Project. Transferred from 1/4 inch audio tape on 5/23/2018 by XFR Collective at the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO).
Topics: XFR Collective, 1/4" audio tape, Radio, Oregon, Portland, Women, Racism, Black, Chicana,...
XFR Collective
by Rachel Farmer
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Documentation of the art installation "Maintenance" by Rebecca Farmer. Transferred on 8/22/2019 by XFR Collective from Hi8 during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, Rachel Farmer, Hi8, art installation, exhibition,...
XFR Collective
by Carlos Gutierrez-Solana
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Carlos Gutierrez-Solana's live glass performance art. A study for a later performance presented by Western New York Arts Against AIDS. Transferred on 8/24/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: [XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, Carlos Gutierrez-Solana, aids, aids awareness, art...
XFR Collective
by Georges Atty
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favorite 13

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Documentation of the '94 March and Pride '95 parades. Transferred on 8/21/2019 by XFR Collective from Hi8 during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, georges atty, gay pride, parade, march, 90s, 1990s, New York...
XFR Collective
by Paul Richmond
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Demo reel including a trailer for The Organization  and an excerpt from Rockpile. Transferred by XFR Collective on 4/17/2023 from VHS source. 
Topics: claymation, animation, movie trailer, short film, experimental film, paul richmond, independent...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
XFR Collective
by Potato Wolf
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Concept by Walter (Mike) Robinson. Viewers are invited to call in and describe their love stories to be acted out on a future show. Sketches, writing, music, and short films are performed in between calls. Transferred by XFR Collective on 11/11/2022 from VHS source.
Topics: Love, music, sketch, performance, video art, potato wolf, public access television
XFR Collective
by All Color News
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On this episode of All Color News, scenes from the New York City subway, Puerto Rican independence group FALN claims responsibility for recent bombings, rats are spotted in lower Manhattan meat markets, and clips from the 52nd Annual Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament [on Friday, March 10, 1978 at Madison Square Garden]. Contents described with the tape: "We Want Protection, Pay Us to Play, Subway Noir, FIRES, Bomb/Terrorist [def], Chinese Meat, Golden Gloves, Michael McCloud" ©...
Topics: puerto rico, subway, boxing
XFR Collective
by Ron English
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Description on tape:  "Self-portrait in interviews and paintings of the outlaw neo-pop artist whose work and promotional gimmicks exude both homespun populist conviction and shameless hucksterism. His theme song says he's going to "make it in the '90s. 'I like this guy's work!' - Morton Downey Jr. (1992; 30 min.)" Transferred by XFR Collective on 4/3/2023 from VHS source.
Topics: Ron English, pop art, billboard, street art, documentary, visual art, political art, politics,...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
XFR Collective
by Elevator Repair Service
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Filmed performance at the Elevator Repair Service theatre. "Language Instruction profiles the late comedian Andy Kaufman in a suitably Kaufmanesque fashion. Elevator Repair Service often inhabits a universe where the ghost of Andy Kaufman—whose strange and remarkable career ranged from stand-up clubs to Taxi to the professional wrestling ring—would feel right at home. Language Instruction unwinds as a dynamic semi-narrative that puts a seemingly hapless Kaufman on stage with a team of...
Topics: XFR Collective, Performance documentation, VHS, Hi-8, Elevator Repair Service, Andy Kaufman
XFR Collective
by Felicia Telsey
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Felicia Telsey's short animated film about space. Shooting stars are drawn moving toward planets. Audio contains a message of unity and hope for future space exploration. Transferred from VHS source by XFR Collective on 2014/4/14.
Topic: [XFR Collective, VHS, Animation]
XFR Collective
by David White
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This video is part 1 of a home-made "horror film"/"blunt sexual comedy"/"epic satire of the most biting sort" in which a "raven-haired ingenue...is stuck in a loop of the same slasher-movie evening" filmed sometime in the early 2000's. It was conceived and directed by, shot, and stars David White on VHS. It was transferred on November 13, 2015 as part of XFR Collective's installation/residency at the 2015 MIX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival.
Topics: XFR Collective, XFR Collective at MIX 2015, VHS, Slasher, Sex, Comedy, Feature film, horror film
XFR Collective
by Sophie Vieille
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"Sophie copy. Kynetics Productions. 'Woman & Whale' 1 by Sophie Vieille © 1985 with Gloria McLean dancing. Camera: Gary Pollard." Transferred by XFR Collective on 4/10/2023 from VHS source. 
Topics: Sophie Vieille, Gloria McLean, Gary Pollard, dance, whale, beluga whale, projection, experimental...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
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by KBOO Community Radio, Portland Oregon
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Program Five: The Associated Students of the University of Oregon Presents Racism. Taped the week of Oct. 18, 1970, this program includes Art Jenkins, Gloria Gonzalez, Frank Martinez, John Trudell, Kent Ford, Charles Evers, and David Sanchez, from symposium on racism.Transferred from 1/4 inch audio tape on by XFR Collective at the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO).
Topics: XFR Collective, 1/4" audio tape, racism, university of oregon, oregon, portland, radio,...
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by Urban Video Project
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High School students of the Urban Video Project in New York City look at this martial art/dance form as one of the Legacies of the African Diaspora. They explore Capoeira’s African and Brazilian roots, music and growth in NYC. Transferred by XFR Collective on 05/11/2022 from u-matic source.
Topics: Satellite Academy High School, capoeira, Brazil, dance, new york city, high school, Portuguese
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by Alan Moore
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Alan Moore films this video letter to the Starck [Video] Club in Dallas, Texas. While friends talk, he films the Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club store. Alan experiments with settings, sound, and image distortion as he films the space. Transferred by XFR Collective on 3/9/2023 from VHS source. 
Topics: starck club, monday wednesday friday video club, alan moore, video distortion, image distortion,...
Source: Originally part of Colab’s Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club tape collection.
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by Richard Sullivan
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Footage of people marching across Brooklyn Bridge to protest police brutality and demand justice for Amadou Diallo, and unarmed African man who was shot and killed by four police officers in the doorway of his Bronx apartment on February 4, 1999. Includes shots of protesters gathered in front of federal courthouse in Brooklyn, and protesters holding signs and banners marching on Brooklyn Bridge. Protesters include unions, church groups, community groups, and other diverse individuals. Many of...
Topics: Amadou Diallo, XFR Collective, VHS, march, racial discrimination, police violence, police...
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by NYC PoliceWatch, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, WITNESS
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This video highlights recurring police violence against people of color in the context of the killing of Amadou Diallo. Mr. Diallo, an unarmed black man, was shot 41 times in the vestibule of his apartment building by four white members of the New York City Street Crimes Unit. On February 25, 2000, a jury acquitted these officers of all charges. Protests erupted and confrontations between the police and demonstrators ensued, leading to yet more violence, antagonism and distrust. Narrated by...
Topics: WITNESS, police misconduct, XFR Collective, police violence, police brutality, Amadou Diallo,...
XFR Collective
by Amanda Lugg with the African Services Committee
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Footage of the march and rally event at Washington Square Park as well as interviews with protestors. Transferred on 8/25/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, washington square park, rally, protest, march, interview,...
XFR Collective
by Carlos Gutierrez-Solana
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Live glass performance art by Carlos Gutierrez-Solana presented by Western New York Arts Against AIDS.Western New York Arts Against AIDS. Transferred on 8/24/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: [XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, Carlos Gutierrez-Solana, aids, aids awareness, art...
XFR Collective
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Clarity Haynes on news 7 ABC segment. (Alternate copy) Transferred on 8/21/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, Leslie-Lohman Museum, presidential scholar, Clarity Haynes, VHS
XFR Collective
by Larry Krone
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Video art by Larry Krone: a music video of two people performing the song "Islands in the Stream." Transferred on 8/22/2019 by XFR Collective from VHS during the ARCH residency at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
Topics: XFR Collective, VHS, Leslie-Lohman Museum, Larry Krone, Country music, Music video, Islands in the...
XFR Collective
by Elevator Repair Service
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From the collection of Elevator Repair Service. Transferred by XFR Collective on 2014-05-12 from VHS source.
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Topics: XFR Collective, Performance documentation, VHS
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by New York Women in Film and Television
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PSA for Manhattan Cable Television on using condoms. Digitized from U-matic source by XFR Collective, April 13, 2015.
Topics: NYWIFT, U-matic, condom, PSA, Manhattan Cable Television, commercial, public service announcement,...
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by Taryn FitzGerald
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An experimental video exploring personal identity through a disconnect between sound and image. Transferred by XFR Collective from VHS on 9/15/2018 at Secret Project Robot.
Topic: xfr collective, VHS, experimental video, personal identity, Taryn FitzGerald, animation